Just replaced my front lower control arm bushings at 52k miles
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I don't know whether they are in fact hydro or solid rubber...but they looked and felt exactly the same and the ride and handling is excellent. The hydro bushings on my old arms were torn all the way through.
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No I haven't gotten the alignment done yet. I just made some marks on the washers and bolts and lined them back up as best I could.
I don't know whether they are in fact hydro or solid rubber...but they looked and felt exactly the same and the ride and handling is excellent. The hydro bushings on my old arms were torn all the way through.
I don't know whether they are in fact hydro or solid rubber...but they looked and felt exactly the same and the ride and handling is excellent. The hydro bushings on my old arms were torn all the way through.
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Front lower control arms
Yes. My 2014 XJL AWD lower control arms are being replaced now too. 53k mi. Discovered during annual inspection. I asked them to check as I was occasionally experiencing a little steering wheel shimmy. Not a crisis and could probably have driven it many more miles before changing them out.
Inspection, oil change and front lower control arms, slightly over $1600 (half of which was labor).
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Inspection, oil change and front lower control arms, slightly over $1600 (half of which was labor).
While having my car aligned last week my mechanic was kind enough to point out to me that the control arm bushings were just starting to leak a little fluid. Nothing major and he even mentioned that it didn't HAVE to be done right away.
I figured while he had it there and it was on the rack I may as well go ahead and have them replaced. 52k miles doesn't seem like a lot of mileage for a 2012 car to me- especially enough to justify worn out control arm bushings. Drive out for the alignment and the bushings was $1500 .
Any of you guys experienced this?
I figured while he had it there and it was on the rack I may as well go ahead and have them replaced. 52k miles doesn't seem like a lot of mileage for a 2012 car to me- especially enough to justify worn out control arm bushings. Drive out for the alignment and the bushings was $1500 .
Any of you guys experienced this?
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The short life of the suspension bushes was one reason I decided to move on from my 2nd XJ (X350 model). Lets face it, these things should last a lot longer than they do. The spring unit lower bushes last even less time, and the rear lower wishbone bushes are also short life. Maybe one day Jaguar will cotton on to the fact that their name is mud when it comes to durability.
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Probably the biggest clue is anything leaking from the bushings. Same for the motor mounts as they are liquid filled too.
But we have had people with what looked to be good bushings and after much work they replaced them and fixed the problem. So my point is yes inspect the bushings but that might not tell you anything unfortunately.
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But we have had people with what looked to be good bushings and after much work they replaced them and fixed the problem. So my point is yes inspect the bushings but that might not tell you anything unfortunately.
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Probably the biggest clue is anything leaking from the bushings. Same for the motor mounts as they are liquid filled too.
But we have had people with what looked to be good bushings and after much work they replaced them and fixed the problem. So my point is yes inspect the bushings but that might not tell you anything unfortunately.
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But we have had people with what looked to be good bushings and after much work they replaced them and fixed the problem. So my point is yes inspect the bushings but that might not tell you anything unfortunately.
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